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HelpWhat would you name the future Queen of England?
See question above. For arguments sake, this is the daughter of Prince George. Keep that in mind, so no Queen Charlotte as that is his sister's name and wouldn't make sense. Preferably nothing that has been done before; e.g Victoria, Elizabeth, Mary, Anne. But if you have a cool second name pairing or variant I would be open to suggestions. Thanks for reading, I am just curious as I am struggling to think of names that would be a good fit!!!
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Eleanor
(well, in reality I wouldn't because I don't want it to become even more popular, but I like it the most out of the names that would work)
I also like:
Alice
Matilda
Aelfwynn (with the AE combined but I can't do it here)
Alexandrina
(well, in reality I wouldn't because I don't want it to become even more popular, but I like it the most out of the names that would work)
I also like:
Alice
Matilda
Aelfwynn (with the AE combined but I can't do it here)
Alexandrina
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Throwing all the rules of royal babies out the window
Kelda Margaret
I know Margaret Beaufort was never queen but her son was king thanks to his mother. Margaret was one tough lady though, very clever and politically astute she always did what was best for her son and herself from an early age. Margaret found herself a pregnant widow at just 13 and after giving birth decided for herself who her second husband would be rather than her brother in law who was then her legal guardian picking for her. When years later the king found out Margaret was plotting against him as she was “only a woman” he sent her back to husband so he would make her behave. As if a man could do that but it allowed Margaret to keep plotting for the future.
Caroline Blanche
Philippa Joan
Cecily Alice
Augusta Verity
Kelda Margaret
I know Margaret Beaufort was never queen but her son was king thanks to his mother. Margaret was one tough lady though, very clever and politically astute she always did what was best for her son and herself from an early age. Margaret found herself a pregnant widow at just 13 and after giving birth decided for herself who her second husband would be rather than her brother in law who was then her legal guardian picking for her. When years later the king found out Margaret was plotting against him as she was “only a woman” he sent her back to husband so he would make her behave. As if a man could do that but it allowed Margaret to keep plotting for the future.
Caroline Blanche
Philippa Joan
Cecily Alice
Augusta Verity
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It would be interesting to see the really really old English names came back into use but in their current forms. For example, there was an East Anglian princess called Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe) and the current form of that name is Etheldreda or Atheldreda or Audrey. The sister of Æthelthryth was called Wendreth and the current form of her name is Wendreda. I feel like a Queen Etheldreda or Queen Atheldreda or Queen Wendreda would be pretty kickass. There are definitely a few Germanic and Anglo-Saxon origin names in circulation like Edith, Alice, Matilda, Henrietta, Adelaide and Maud. I'd like to see more interesting Germanic names.
I find it really interesting to see the decline of usage of Germanic and Anglo-Saxon names in the British royal family in favour of names from different origins.
Realistically speaking, I could see something like Edith Elizabeth Joan being used.
I find it really interesting to see the decline of usage of Germanic and Anglo-Saxon names in the British royal family in favour of names from different origins.
Realistically speaking, I could see something like Edith Elizabeth Joan being used.
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I love Queen Etheldreda!!!
So unique but traditional.
I love the name Audrey but I always thought it was too informal and untraditional for a Queen! Her name could be Etheldreda or Atheldreda and her nickname Audrey- I don't know if that works.
So unique but traditional.
I love the name Audrey but I always thought it was too informal and untraditional for a Queen! Her name could be Etheldreda or Atheldreda and her nickname Audrey- I don't know if that works.
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I did see that Audrey was used among British nobility (there was a lady named Audrey Young who became a duchess by marriage) but not in the actual royal family. I think I do agree that Audrey may come across as informal and untraditional but looking at the names that the current British royals are giving to their children, I think Audrey could definitely be a choice that could work. The name "Audrey" fits their heritage and is both classic and current.
I like Atheldreda with the nickname Audrey - that would be nice. I was thinking maybe that "Edie" could work for Etheldreda.
I like Atheldreda with the nickname Audrey - that would be nice. I was thinking maybe that "Edie" could work for Etheldreda.
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Queen Catherine in honor of his mother or Elizabeth in honor of his great-grandmother seem likely. However, it is possible that, by the time George is king (assuming he ever gets to be king), that the royal family will be more open to less recycled names.
Andraste Eleanor Sirona would be my choice. It is very British, but I think the culture would have to undergo a shift for it not to seem odd.
Andraste Eleanor Sirona would be my choice. It is very British, but I think the culture would have to undergo a shift for it not to seem odd.
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I don’t think anyone would recognise the name Ellen as a tribute to Elizabeth.
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Alright, that’s completely fair.
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Eleanor. Eleanor of Aquitaine is worth commemorating, and the name is excellent.
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Queen Rose the First
There's no reason it couldn't be Queen Charlotte, though? People do name kids after the kid's aunt or uncle sometimes.
There's no reason it couldn't be Queen Charlotte, though? People do name kids after the kid's aunt or uncle sometimes.
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Perhaps queen Davina as David is a common name in britain?
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King Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor, was named Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, and was always called David. For that reason, no royal child has been a David since! The Family apparently still associate it with the disgrace that Ed VIII brought upon them ... which is a pity, because it is a very good name indeed and my own son's mn. Perhaps they'll get over it, but they certainly haven't yet, and even the female form would be a bridge too far.
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I don't quite know enough about the house of Windsor to judge them, so I didn't know about Edward.
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That would please them enormously, if they only knew! He was handsome, over-sexed and reluctant to be King because that meant following rules and being respectable. He wanted to marry a twice-married American lady, but the monarch is the Head of the Church of England, whatever that means in real life, and that church at the time didn't recognise divorces. He married her, very soon after her second divorce, and they lived in exile in France except during the war, when he was sent to a Caribbean island as its governor to keep him away from Hitler's Germany, which he was far too impressed by. Not a nice man at all. Sorry to hit you with all this dated trivia, but it is somewhat relevant!
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I do remember the divorced american woman story. I don't mind expanding my knowledge, certainly doesn't hurt.
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I thought the rule was they HAVE to pick names of people who were King/Queen before?
I think Jane, Joan, Eleanor, or Maud would be nice. I know Maud is a version of Matilda and she's got a bad reputation in the family, but Queen Maud just sounds good and sturdy. And maybe Maud will be fashionable again in seventy years.
I think Jane, Joan, Eleanor, or Maud would be nice. I know Maud is a version of Matilda and she's got a bad reputation in the family, but Queen Maud just sounds good and sturdy. And maybe Maud will be fashionable again in seventy years.
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Yeah, I like Maud. Or Jane or Joan.
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Every name has to have been used once! I picked Eleanor because she of Aquitaine was such a spectacularly amazing woman, but whatever the hypothetical daughter's name might be, she'd still get to choose the name she would be known as, once she was Queen. She could be Queen Belinda if she liked.
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Do they? Can’t someone be “the First”?
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I don't know the specifics, but I do remember reading in some biography that the direct heirs have much stricter naming rules than those born with less chance of inheriting. I suppose they could technically be named something unique, but then there's also "regnal" names - like for example Elizabeth's father's name was actually Albert but he decided to go by George. From what I understand, a monarch being "the first" is pretty rare, for whatever reason. I don't really understand it.
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Hmmm. They would never do Matilda since she was one half of one of the civil wars, and they hold name gruges, cite: only 1 John ever.
So from a field of 2 ruling queens each in each of the last 3 dynasties not much choice, but going back another dynasty, there's consorts such as Eleanor, and she was pretty kick ass. Throw in a couple family names maybe Eleanor Mary Elizabeth Joan
So from a field of 2 ruling queens each in each of the last 3 dynasties not much choice, but going back another dynasty, there's consorts such as Eleanor, and she was pretty kick ass. Throw in a couple family names maybe Eleanor Mary Elizabeth Joan
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